Deal #4767
Liberia
Created at
2015-09-10
Last update
2020-08-11
Last full update
2017-10-05
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Kinjor,
Larjor
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Number of households actually displaced
325
Comment on displacement of people
325 families in two villages, Kinjor and Larjor. Community members were involuntarily resettled. Another report claim that there were 322 households identified in the RAP cut off census as being physically displaced
by the Project.
Promised or received compensation
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Houses. "The promised resettlement package remains largely undelivered". Houses are still to be finished. "Madam Fahnbulleh added that though the General Manager of Aureus Mining promised to give each family US$50 if they moved, they never received the money. Later he explained to them that only those who moved earlier were entitled to this amount."
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Hand pumps. Company has installed some hand pumps and one school.